False Water Rat vs Red Serow

Xeromys myoides compared with Capricornis rubidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Red Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xeromys	Capricornis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Capricornis rubidus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Red Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Red Serow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Red Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.